Tetraketide α-pyrone reductases in sporopollenin synthesis pathway in Gerbera hybrida: diversification of the minor function

• Published in: Horticulture research Vol. 8; no. 1
• Main Authors: Zhu, Lingping, Zhang, Teng, Teeri, Teemu H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.12.2021; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: 631/136/334/2045; 631/45/607; Agriculture; Arabidopsis; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biopolymers; Biosynthesis; Breeding success; Carbonyl compounds; Carbonyl groups; Carbonyls; Cultivars; Ecology; Intermediates; Life Sciences; Plant breeding; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant Sciences; Plant species; Pollen; Polyketide synthase; Precursors; Reductases; Reproduction

The structurally robust biopolymer sporopollenin is the major constituent of the exine layer of pollen wall and plays a vital role in plant reproductive success. The sporopollenin precursors are synthesized through an ancient polyketide biosynthetic pathway consisting of a series of anther-specific...